Southern Hills Country Club, Private golf course in Tulsa, United States
Southern Hills Country Club is a private golf and country club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a clubhouse built in English country manor style by Tulsa architects John Duncan Forsyth and Donald McCormick, opened on October 17, 1936. Its 18-hole championship course was laid out by Perry Maxwell, who oversaw the whole project, and a 9-hole West Course was designed by Ben Crenshaw in 1992. The club also has swimming and diving pools, tennis courts, a fitness center and banqueting facilities.
Waite Phillips donated the land in 1935 after Bill Warren and Cecil Canary secured 150 pledges of $1,000 each to fund construction. The clubhouse, designed by John Duncan Forsyth and Donald McCormick in English country manor style, opened on October 17, 1936. Perry Maxwell laid out the 18-hole course, and the first U.S. Women's Amateur was held there in 1946.
The name comes from the location south of downtown, and the grounds are used by members from business and sports circles. Professional-level golf tournaments take place here regularly, with the facility also serving as a meeting point for business connections.
The facility offers tee positions between 1.57 and 2.28 kilometers in length (5,145 to 7,481 yards), with starting times that must be booked in advance. Access is restricted to members and their guests.
The 9-hole West Course opened in 1992, designed by Ben Crenshaw with Bill Coore. Southern Hills is the only course to have hosted the PGA Championship five times, in 1970, 1982, 1994, 2007 and 2022. The first tournament held here was the U.S. Women's Amateur in 1946.
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